Oracle Blog

Balancing Life & Work ---> 19.62 Years at Sun

ESPP Time Again

I am one of SUNW's (I mean JAVA's) biggest fans. &nbsp
As a longterm participant in our Employee Stock Purchase
Plan, I have reaped the benefits of ESPP, felt the tingling
joys & niggling pains of being a stock owner, made wads
of cash, spent bundles of cash, and watched some of the
stockpile melt away, and some of it grow.

In the long run, I don't know if I've made more or lost
more, but I do know this. &nbsp I am a Sun
Microsystems stockholder. &nbsp An owner of Sun
Microsystems. &nbsp One of millions of stakeholders who
Sun employees work so hard to please.

"ESPP Time", both for programme enrollment & the actual stock
purchase, comes twice a year. &nbsp We are getting close to
that time again. &nbsp For those already in the programme,
the choices to make right now are simple:

Cash out
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp or
Stay in and buy the stock at ESPP prices

Now, I don't give no nevermind to what the Wall Street
analysts have to say about JAVA, not when it comes to
making my own decision about whether to purchase SMI
stock or not.

I work here.
&nbsp I know what we're doing.
&nbsp I know we have great products.
&nbsp I know customers want those products.
&nbsp I believe our upper management & execs are focussed on
making those Wall Street naysayers get all warm and fuzzy
about SMI again.
&nbsp And so, I will continue to increase my
ownership of Sun Microsystems.